@article{ART002147133},
author={Park Jungwon},
title={Film and the Politics of Post-memory in Chile’s No and Korea’s The Attorney},
journal={Cross-Cultural Studies},
issn={1598-0685},
year={2016},
volume={44},
pages={29-58},
doi={10.21049/ccs.2016.44..29}
TY - JOUR
AU - Park Jungwon
TI - Film and the Politics of Post-memory in Chile’s No and Korea’s The Attorney
JO - Cross-Cultural Studies
PY - 2016
VL - 44
IS - null
PB - Center for Cross Culture Studies
SP - 29
EP - 58
SN - 1598-0685
AB - ‘Post-memory’ is the act of remembering traumatic events in history by subsequent generations who have not had direct experiences or relations with them. For this reason, the narratives of ‘post-memory’ are considered as re-interpretations of the past deeply influenced by current perspectives and concerns.
The Chilean film NO goes back to the Referendum of 1988 in order to examine the “NO campaign” which was opposed to another eight years of continuation of the Pinochet regime. Although this campaign contributed significantly to the Chilean democratization, the filmmaker does not just celebrate it: rather he attempts to cast a critical reflection on its strategies that eventually turned democracy into a “commodity” by deploying commercial language and marketing tools for characterizing and describing it. On the other hand, the Korean movie The Attorney sheds light on the story of an attorney who, during the military regime in the 1980’s, became a human rights lawyer when he tried to advocate for university students accused of violating national security law. This film reconstitutes the meaning of democracy built upon the logic of “common-sense” that privileges freedom and fundamental human rights over Statism. Despite the different historical contexts between Chile and South Korea, these two movies retell the history of a dictatorship that ended a couple of decades ago. In doing so, they raise questions about history, memory and democracy in order to deepen the understanding of current social and political circumstances while placing an emphasis on the roles and responsibilities of intellectuals during the transition to democracy and democratic consolidation.
KW - post-memory;transitional period;democracy;organic intellectual;NO;The Attorney
DO - 10.21049/ccs.2016.44..29
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Park Jungwon. (2016). Film and the Politics of Post-memory in Chile’s No and Korea’s The Attorney. Cross-Cultural Studies, 44, 29-58.
Park Jungwon. 2016, "Film and the Politics of Post-memory in Chile’s No and Korea’s The Attorney", Cross-Cultural Studies, vol.44, pp.29-58. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2016.44..29
Park Jungwon "Film and the Politics of Post-memory in Chile’s No and Korea’s The Attorney" Cross-Cultural Studies 44 pp.29-58 (2016) : 29.
Park Jungwon. Film and the Politics of Post-memory in Chile’s No and Korea’s The Attorney. 2016; 44 29-58. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2016.44..29
Park Jungwon. "Film and the Politics of Post-memory in Chile’s No and Korea’s The Attorney" Cross-Cultural Studies 44(2016) : 29-58.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2016.44..29
Park Jungwon. Film and the Politics of Post-memory in Chile’s No and Korea’s The Attorney. Cross-Cultural Studies, 44, 29-58. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2016.44..29
Park Jungwon. Film and the Politics of Post-memory in Chile’s No and Korea’s The Attorney. Cross-Cultural Studies. 2016; 44 29-58. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2016.44..29
Park Jungwon. Film and the Politics of Post-memory in Chile’s No and Korea’s The Attorney. 2016; 44 29-58. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2016.44..29
Park Jungwon. "Film and the Politics of Post-memory in Chile’s No and Korea’s The Attorney" Cross-Cultural Studies 44(2016) : 29-58.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2016.44..29
